20192h 3mDir. Christina Fong

Ad Astra

Name: Ad Astra
Genre: Science Fiction, Drama
Released: 2019-09-17
Duration: 2 h 3 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Liv Tyler, Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland

“The answers we seek are just outside our reach.”

Science FictionDrama

4.0 / 5.0

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1st Half: 4.0 ★vs2nd Half: 4.0 ★

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The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and beyond. While a mysterious phenomenon menaces to destroy life on planet Earth, astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across the immensity of space and its many perils to uncover the truth about a lost expedition that decades before boldly faced emptiness and silence in search of the unknown.

Starring:Brad Pitt,Tommy Lee Jones,Liv Tyler,Ruth Negga,Donald Sutherland

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Brad Pitt

Roy McBride

Tommy Lee Jones

H. Clifford McBride

Liv Tyler

Eve

Ruth Negga

Helen Lantos

Donald Sutherland

Thomas Pruitt

Kimberly Elise

Lorraine Deavers

Loren Dean

Donald Stanford

Donnie Keshawarz

Captain Lawrence Tanner

Sean Blakemore

Willie Levant

Bobby Nish

Franklin Yoshida

LisaGay Hamilton

Adjutant General Vogel

John Finn

Brigadier General Stroud

Key Production Crew

Director

James Gray

Screenplay & Writers

James Gray, Ethan Gross

Cinematography

Hoyte van Hoytema

Original Score

Max Richter

Producers

James Gray, Brad Pitt, Anthony Katagas

Film Details

Budget$87,500,000

Box Office Revenue$127,461,872

Original Languageen

Production Studios

New Regency ProductionsMadRiver PicturesPlan B EntertainmentRT FeaturesBona Film GroupTSG EntertainmentKeep Your Head Productions20th Century FoxRegency Enterprises

Keywords & Themes

#moon#planet mars#loss of loved one#astronaut#moon colony#solar system#solitude#spacewalk#father son relationship#near future

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

4.0

“And that’s what almost killed you.” See, only in Hollywood can Brad Pitt go to space, wrestle daddy issues, and still have better hair than me on Earth. Obsession, love, grief, outer space basically marriage, except ...

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